Sea lion wanders onto California airport grounds

Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities said a sea lion that paid an unexpected visit to a California airport ended up catching a ride to a wildlife center instead of a "flight to Hawaii."
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter that the young sea lion wandered onto the Oakland Airport's grounds early Thursday morning.

"We are not sure where he was trying to go but likely a flight to Hawaii," the sheriff's office tweeted. "He was very cooperative and deputies coaxed him back to the bay where he is safe."
The sheriff's office said the sea lion returned to the airport a short time later, leading deputies to contact the Marine Mammal Center.
Rescuers from the center took the sea lion, nicknamed Cruizin, to a facility to Sausalito, where it will undergo an examination to make sure it is in good health, officials said.